Troian Bellisario Is Writing, Producing, and Starring in a Film About Anorexia

The movie is called 'Feed.'

Even though Pretty Little Liars is coming to an end, Troian Bellisario has no plans to stop working for even a second. In a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes, the actress explains that she started writing a film over eight years ago, before her ride with Pretty Little Liars even began, and now it’s coming to fruition. Troian is producing the film as well as acting in it. Tom Felton, best known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, will be starring in the film alongside Troian.

The film, called Feed, is based on Troian’s own struggles with anorexia. “I sat down and I wrote a version of my own story. It’s not the exact events, but what I wanted to do with the film was get the audience to understand what it sounds like and what it feels like to be struggling with that illness,” Troian told Rotten Tomatoes. “I struggled with anorexia for many years and one of the most difficult things about that was it was very tough for me to explain to my family and friends why it was so hard for me to disengage with that.”

Troian has spoken publicly about the illness on several occasions. Even though she is now a survivor, working on the movie has sort of been a healing process for her. “It’s not a disease you can see, you just hear something in your head that tells you not to eat — for many, many different reasons for different people,” she told Rotten Tomatoes. “And I realized that I wouldn’t be able to fully heal until I could get people who I loved to empathize with that, to understand where I was coming from. I’m really, really proud of it. I’m very excited to share it with people.”